So I buy kids credit whenever they need and they come up with cash .
Giffgaff wants to be able to take money when it likes. I would rather not do this as it just another thing I would need to keep an eye on and I’m getting old and forget. I can’t seem to find a way to pay without signing up to this , or am I missing something ??

There’s 2 things, recurring goodybags (where you automatically buy a new one when the old one runs out) and auto-topup (where it automatically adds credit when it drops below a certain level, say £3).

The 2nd one sounds like what you have turned on… you should be able to just turn it off again in the account settings, “My Payments” section.

blastit – Member
I can’t seem to find a way to pay without signing up to this , or am I missing something ??

Go to PayPoint then buy top up voucher with value in it for Giffgaff if I can recall then key in the voucher details according to the instruction from Giffgaff site. Think you can by air time etc from PayPoint or whatever amount.

Looks like it a no, just been into account and they seem to want your bank/paypal details linked all the time.
I’m a bit old fashioned a bit of a cash man , know where I am with cash . Not sure I am happy someone dipping into my wallet if they fancy.
That’s progress I suppose !!

You need to add a payment method and sign up to one of the two options.

I have a £10 recurring GoodyBag for my daughters phone, and it doesn’t auto-top up. Once she’s hammered her data she has to wait until the next top-up.

FWIW I think GiffGaff are really good.

Other phone companies may offer old-school top-up whenever you want SIMs but these are becoming rare now.

So I buy kids credit whenever they need and they come up with cash .

Three 3-2-1

Credit never expires, top-up via a voucher. No accounts cards nothing. Which is just the way I like it.

Yes need to look at vouchers, looks like the way to go